Are you interested in the emerging field of telehealth, saving the world’s ocean reefs, rebranding a large organization, assessing new markets for proposed diversification programs?
The Greg Goff Strategic Leadership Fellows took on many of these challenges in the 2016-2017 program.
Building on the great work of the first cohort of Greg Goff Fellows, the strategic leadership students chosen for the program will have opportunities to devise innovative solutions and create value for our partner organizations during the 2017-2018 academic year.
Do you enjoy being challenged?
The Greg Goff Strategic Leadership Development program at the Eccles School of Business is designed to help talented, energetic, hardworking undergraduate students develop and hone their skills as strategic leaders.
The program provides tangible opportunities to lead, find problems, solve them, take ownership of value creation, and make important strategic decisions. The program’s goal is to offer a highly differentiated student experience aimed at transforming students with high leadership potential into effective strategic leaders.
Why should you become a “strategic leader?”
In a recent large-scale global study, Management Research Group found that a strategic approach to leadership was 10 times more important than any other factor in influencing the perception of leadership effectiveness. Leaders who exhibit strong skills along strategic dimensions were six times more likely to be seen as effective leaders than leaders who are weak in strategic thinking. Moreover, strategic thinkers were four times more likely to be seen as individuals with significant future potential within their organizations. In other words, people with strategic leadership skills were highly likely to be promoted, and move to the top of their organizations during their careers.
Qualifications/Application Process
The application deadline is Thursday, April 20, 2017. Admission to the program is competitive and limited to 20 students for the 2017-2018 academic year. Each applicant will receive notification on selections via email by Sunday, April 9 at 5 p.m. Greg Goff Strategic Leadership Fellows will enroll in STRAT 5850-002 Strategic Leadership for 3 credit hours in Fall Semester and 3 credit hours in Spring Semester. Greg Goff Strategic Leadership Fellows are awarded $2,500 for the academic year.
- 3.5 GPA or higher and admitted to Upper Division Business
- Junior or Senior graduating in spring 2018 or later
- Current full-time enrollment
- 1-hour value-creation challenge by appointment. Appointments are available on March 27-29 and April 3-5. You will indicate your availability on the application form.
- Completed application form
- Two (2) references with contact information
Program Structure
Once selected, students will attend classes Monday and Wednesday in Fall term from 12:25-1:45 p.m. in SFEBB 5160B. Meetings will resume when Spring Semester classes start.
Students will organize into a student-led organization with both functional and project teams. Project teams will work with both non-profit and for-profit organizations in need of ideas for problem solving or new ways to create value. Students will be required to work on projects outside of the weekly meeting time and meet face to face with client organizations. Students and student teams will be encouraged to seek learning opportunities by helping local Utah communities as well as the University of Utah. Students will earn 3 credit hours in fall term and 3 credit hours in Spring Semester.